I recently purchased my first bottle of Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star 8 Year Old, and it immediately became one of my favorite rums. When I first tasted it I noticed a honey-like smokiness with a hint of chocolate, and I wanted to create a drink that would highlight these flavors. I started with the sour template and went from there. To highlight the smokiness I wanted to split the spirit base with a strong mezcal. For the sweetener the obvious choice was a honey syrup, and for the chocolate I chose to use the Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate bitters. The chocolate flavor disappeared with only 2 dashes so I upped it to 4 dashes which gives just the right amount of flavor.

Smoky Haitian Sour

Ryan M Bryson

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Servings 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

 

• 1½ oz. Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star
• ½ oz of a strong smoky mezcal I prefer Gracias A Dios Espadin Mezcal
• ¾ oz lime juice
• ¾ oz honey syrup 2:1
• 4 dashes Aztec Chocolate Bitters
• 1 egg white

Instructions

 

• Add all the ingredients to the shaker tin.
• Dry shake for 10 seconds.
• Add ice.
• Shake for 10-12 seconds.
• Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
• No garnish.

Keyword egg white, honey syrup, lime juice, Reader Submitted, Smoky Haitian Sour